Spontaneous Uterine Perforation of Pyometra Presenting as Acute Abdomen

Pyometra is the accumulation of pus in the uterine cavity, and spontaneous perforation of pyometra resulting in generalized diffuse peritonitis is extremely uncommon. We report a rare case of diffuse peritonitis caused by spontaneous perforation of pyometra. A 66-year-old postmenopausal woman with d...

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Main Authors: Kitai, Toshihiro, Okuno, Kentaro, Ugaki, Hiromi, Komoto, Yoshiko, Fujimi, Satoshi, Takemura, Masahiko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4095732/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057420
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/738568
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